Bilateral asymmetry of shell shape and spatial position in matrices of the mussel Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae);Asimetría bilateral de la forma de las valvas y posición espacial en matrices del chorito Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-14

  Briones, Carolina ^a,b   Guiñez, Ricardo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Directional asymmetry; Fluctuating asymmetry; Mussel; Mytilid; Shell shape

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; OSTREIDAE; PECTINIDAE; PERUMYTILUS; PERUMYTILUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 19944371739     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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